These Are The World's Most Dangerous Sex Positions

Science has told us a lot of things over the years, like gin drinkers are psychopaths, running is contagious and nice folks have more sex.

But in sexual health news just in, there's an entirely fresh discovery – doggy style and cowgirl are the most dangerous sex positions.

The purpose of the study, published in Advances in Urologywas "to determine the mechanisms predisposing penile fracture as well as the rate of long-term penile deformity and erectile and voiding functions." In other words, the researchers wanted to discover what was causing men to break their penis. Ouch!

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The study, which tracked medical records at three main emergency hospitals over 13 years in Brazil, found cases of penile fracture were most common in heterosexual intercourse when "woman on top" position was assumed.

‘Woman on top’ (aka cowgirl and reverse cowgirl) accounted for 50% of cases (in other news, it's also the most-Googled sex position) while doggy style came in second at just over 28% of cases.

Why? Apparently if the lady is on top, her pubic bone could cause injury, while reverse, has the added peril off the angle. Same applies to doggy style, which also has the bonus of vaginal tearing if things get too forceful. Yikes!

The research concluded: "Our hypothesis is that when woman is on top she usually controls the movement with her entire body weight landing on the erect penis, not being able to interrupt it when the penis suffers a wrong way penetration, because the harm is usually minor in woman with no pain but major in the penis."

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Of the patients interviewed, six men had urethral injury and two had erectile dysfunction as a result of the fracture.

If you’re wondering what exactly is involved in a penile fracture, its usual ‘triad’ of symptoms include an audible crack, detumescence (subsiding erection) and pain, according to the journal. We’re sure nothing kills the mood quite like it.

But don’t think these positions are a no-go, rather, approach with care, caution and plenty of lube – and you’ll have very little risk of anything going wrong.

Penile fracture is more likely to occur in sex positions in which the penis fully comes out of a partner's body before going back in, with the risky moment being the re-entry into the vagina or anus or mouth.

The good news is that a penis fracture doesn’t mean your sex life is over. The best treatment is immediate surgical repair of the tubes - with more than 90% of patients saying they had a perfectly normal sex life afterwards.

Brings a whole new meaning to the term "safe sex".

This story was originally published on Body & Soul and republished here with permission.